Partial List of Rules and Regulations About the Philippine Shrimp Aquaculture Industry

⦿ RA 8550- The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998

⦿Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) no. 207 s. 2001- Prohibiting the importation and culture of imported live shrimp and prawn of all stages

⦿FAO no.221 s. 2003- Further regulating the importation of live fish and fishery/aquatic products under FAO no.135 s.1981 to include microorganisms and biomolecules

⦿FAO no.225 s.2007-Allowing the importation of the broodstock of Pacific White Shrimp, Penaeus vannamei and the culture of the offspring thereof

⦿FAO no.225-1 s.2007- Guidelines for the Importation of the Pacific White Shrimp (Penaeus vannamei)

⦿FAO no.225-2 s.2008- Amending Sections 2 and sections 3 of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 225 Series of 2007 and providing for additional provision under Section 2 hereof.

⦿FAO no.225-3 s.2008- Amending Section1 of Fisheries Administrative Order No.225-Series of 2007 as follows: “Section 1. Shrimp Broodstock Importation-the following measures shall be observed in the importation of P. vannamei broodstock:

⦿FAO no.230 s.2009- Allowing the importation and culture of the broodstock and post-larvae of Specific Pathogen Free/ Specific Pathogen Resistant (SPF/SPR) Black Tiger Shrimp, Penaeus monodon and the culture of the offspring thereof

⦿FAO no.231 s.2009-Amending Section 1 a-1, a-2, a-4, d-1, d-3, and e-1 of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 225-1 s.2007 as follows: “Section1. Shrimp Broodstock Importation…

⦿FAO no.230-1 s.2009- Guidelines for the Importation and Culture of the Broodstock and/or Post-larvae of Specific Pathogen Free/ Specific Pathogen Resistant (SPF/SPR) Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) and culture of Offspring thereof